Another Study in Canine Body Language & Play

I shot a little video earlier this week of Lilly and Ginko playing chase and jaw wrestling games. For those who know Lilly’s noisy play style and stunted social skills, I’ll ask you to pay attention to how quiet this particular play session is. Ginko does many things to ensure Lilly continues to play, which is very smart and polite of him, I think.

They had been racing around for a while already. This video includes just a few clips from the end of their romp, with a little editorial commenting embedded. What other calming signals or good dog-play manners do you see?